From fe310d1c35c31103f53aa1f79aae3b2d4d944822 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "senatorzergling@c1d78877a6120a80f0f4005210eda262c1586555" Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:13:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added more explanations of my experience with the Windows install process. --- doc/install/Windows.mdwn | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn index 7ea667a10e..00ef702d4d 100644 --- a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn @@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ git-annex now does Windows! * First, [install Git for Windows](http://git-scm.com/downloads) Important: **Get the 32 bit version not the 64 bit version.** - (Note that msysgit is no longer supported.) + (Note that msysgit is no longer supported.) If you installed the + 64 bit version of git, then parts of git-annex will still run, + however, some features, including tools like rsync, are not-functional. * Then, [install git-annex](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/) + into the same location Git has been installed to. You must provide this path to the + git-annex installer. For instance, the path may be "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\" This port is now in reasonably good shape for command-line use of git-annex. The assistant and webapp are also usable. There are some known